16 episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Open Government | 19831018 | 19990121, * 20031217, * 20041229, * 20041230, * 20050902, * 20061023, * 20061024, * 20080103 | The new Minister's idealistic commitment faces its first hurdle - Sir Humphrey. Jim is re-elected and risks earning a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The new minister's idealistic commitment faces its first hurdle. |
| 01 | 02 | Big Brother | 19831025 | 19990128, * 20031224, * 20050105, * 20050106, * 20050909, * 20061030, * 20061031, * 20080110 | Civil liberties, and Jim Hacker's relationship with Sir Humphrey, are at stake as a National Database is on the agenda. The opposition is not the opposition and Rome is not built in a day. |
| 01 | 03 | The Economy Drive | 19831101 | 19990304, * 20031231, * 20050112, * 20050113, * 20050916, * 20061106, * 20061107, * 20080117 | Jim Hacker plans to slim down the Civil Service. His own economy drive will set a personal example, won't it? Economy begins at home and ends outside the French Embassy. With Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott and Bill Nighy. |
| 01 | 04 | The Writing On The Wall | 19831108 | 19990204, * 20031122, * 20040107, * 20050119, * 20050120, * 20050923, * 20061113, * 20061114, * 20080124 | Jim's plans to slim down the Civil Service come home to roost. In which, by and large, it is probably true that at the end of the day, in general terms, there really is not very much in it, one way or the other. With Derek Fowlds, Bill Nighy, Peter Cellier and Tenniel Evans. |
| 01 | 05 | Jobs For The Boys | 19831115 | 19990211, * 20040114, * 20050126, * 20050127, * 20050930, * 20061120, * 20061121, * 20080131 | It takes two to Quango as Jim supports a Public-Private Partnership that is not quite what it seems. Jim knows nothing of the shining example of successful collaboration between private industry and the government. Jim does not know about a shining example of a successful collaboration between government and private industry. With Derek Fowlds, Bill Nighy, Richard Vernon and Richard Davies. |
| 01 | 06 | The Right To Know | 19831122 | 19990311, * 20040121, * 20050202, * 20050203, * 20051007, * 20061127, * 20061128, * 20080207 | Badgers are the problem in this episode. In which the significance of 'significant' is signified most signally. |
| 01 | 07 | Doing The Honours | 19831129 | 19990218, * 20040128, * 20040128BT1430, * 20040129, * 20050209, * 20050210, * 20051014, * 20061204, * 20061205, * 20080214 | In which Sir Humphrey is not in any sense reprimanded. With Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton, Graham Crowden, William Fox, Stuart Organ, David Peart and Moir Leslie. |
| 01 | 08 LAST | The Devil You Know | 19831206 | 19990225, * 20040204, * 20040205, * 20050216, * 20050217, * 20051021, * 20061211, * 20061212, * 20080221 | If Jim has really done all right, everything should turn out all right. In which, if Jim has really done all right, everything should turn out all right. If Jim has really done all right, everything should turn out well. With Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott, John Nettleton, Arthur Cox and Stuart Organ. |
| 02 | 01 | The Compassionate Society | 19841009 | * 20040211, * 20040212, * 20050223, * 20050224, * 20051028, * 20061218, * 20061219, * 20080228 | In which the Minister, as usual, doesn't know his ACAS from his NALGO. |
| 02 | 02 | The Greasy Pole | 19841016 | * 20040218, * 20040219, * 20050302, * 20050303, * 20051104, * 20061225, * 20061226, * 20080306 | Jim is definitely not asked to make a courageous decision but, for once, manages to defy Sir Humphrey. Jim is not asked to take a courageous decision - but for once, manages to defy Sir Humphrey. In which Jim is not asked to take a courageous decision - but for once, manages to defy Sir Humphrey. Jim is not asked to take a courageous decision, and Sir Humphrey displays his command of Greek prepositions. Jim is definitely not asked to take a courageous decision. |
| 02 | 03 | The Skeleton In The Cupboard | 19841023 | * 20040225, * 20040226, * 20050309, * 20050310, * 20051111, * 20070101, * 20070102, * 20080313 | In which some uncounted chickens come home to roost, and life goes on in South Derbyshire. |
| 02 | 04 | A Question Of Loyalty | 19841030 | * 20040303, * 20040304, * 20050316, * 20050317, * 20051118, * 20070108, * 20070109, * 20080320 | There's a war on wastage at the Civil Service, but where do Jim Hacker's loyalties lie? In which Sir Humphrey wins a bet and Jim is a pleasure to work with. |
| 02 | 05 | The Quality Of Life | 19841106 | * 20040310, * 20040311, * 20050323, * 20050324, * 20051125, * 20070115, * 20070116 | Jim Hacker works with children and animals, but Humphrey has higher things on his mind. With guest star, Selina Scott. In which the Minister goes down on the farm under threat from a 44-storey rice pudding. The Minister goes down on the farm under threat from a forty-four-storey rice pudding. The Minister goes down on the farm under threat from a 44-storey rice pudding. |
| 02 | 06 | The Whisky Priest | 19841113 | * 20040317, * 20040318, * 20050330, * 20050331, * 20051202, * 20070122, * 20070123, * 20080327 | In which a question of hats and sleeping dogs means that it's always someone else's problem. 'Government isn't about good or evil, it's about stability'. Jim Hacker comes a cropper in the arms trade. From November 1984. |
| 02 | 07 | The Death List | 19841120 | * 20040324, * 20040325, * 20050406, * 20050407, * 20051209, * 20070129, * 20070130, * 20080403 | Jim stands firm against government surveillance, until his own life comes under threat. In which Jim's privacy is invaded, and in which Sir Humphrey pays him the ultimate compliment. |
| 02 | 08 | The Moral Dimension | 19841127 | * 20030702, * 20040331, * 20040401, * 20050413, * 20050414, * 20051216, * 20070205, * 20070206, * 20080410 | In which gifts and messages are received, as a result of which several wheels, and the Minister, are well-oiled. |